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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | WBEZ | Top movies we saw at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival: Reginald Ponder’s picks | https://www.wbez.org/movies-tv/2026/10/26/chicago-international-film-festival-14th-elsinore | The Chicago International Film Festival is a movie lover’s delight, showcasing more than 100 feature films and nearly 60 short films. While it was impossible to see it all, it was possible to curate a slate of films that piqued my curiosity. In addition to special events, red carpets and … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | WBEZ | We scoured Chicago's booming bakery scene for a perfect croissant. We found 12. | https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2026/10/26/chicago-best-croissants-bakeries-guillotine-floriole-milli | **_Scroll down to see WBEZ/Sun-Times food contributor Maggie Hennessy’s list of 12 outstanding croissants — from unfettered to flavormaxxed._ ** A rustling crunch cascades as my teeth shatter the outer layer of a chubby pastry football shellacked in egg wash. Butter coats my tongue, and while I’ve barely reached the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | NBC Local | Clocks ‘fall back' in one week. Just how early will Chicago-area sunsets get? | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/when-is-fall-back-daylight-saving-time-when-do-we-turn-the-clocks-back-chicago-sunset-times/4007303/ | Soak up the sunlight while you can -- early sunsets are one week away, but so is an extra hour of sleep. " [ Fall back ][1] " for most states, including Illinois, takes place Sunday. At 2 a.m., Daylight saving time will come to an end for fall, and … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Warm temperatures continue through Halloween | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-warm-halloween-forecast | ![Warm temps continue through Halloween][7] ![Warm temps continue through Halloween][7] #### [ Warm temps continue through Halloween ][8] Mike Caplan has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * A cold front will bring slightly cooler temperatures today, but readings will remain warmer than normal. * Temperatures will return … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Frankfort mom accused of killing toddler due in court Monday as defense raises concerns about psychiatric care | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/frankfort-mother-court-hearing-cord196e-walsh-barrett-walsh-murder-charges | ![Frankfort mother indicted, pleads not guilty in 2-year-old son's hanging death][1] ![Frankfort mother indicted, pleads not guilty in 2-year-old son's hanging death][1] #### [ Frankfort mother indicted, pleads not guilty in 2-year-old son's hanging death ][2] A Frankfort mother accused in the hanging death of her 2-year-old son was indicted … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | We scoured Chicago's booming bakery scene for a perfect croissant. We found 12. | https://chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2026/10/26/chicago-best-croissants-bakeries-guillotine-floriole-milli | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][97] * [ Facebook ][98] * [ Bluesky ][99] * [ Email ][100] * [ Reddit ][101] * [ Flipboard ][102] **_Scroll down to see WBEZ/Sun-Times food contributor Maggie Hennessy’s list of 12 outstanding croissants — from unfettered to flavormaxxed._ … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Top movies we saw at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival: Reginald Ponder’s picks | https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2026/10/26/chicago-international-film-festival-14th-elsinore | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][84] * [ Facebook ][85] * [ Bluesky ][86] * [ Email ][87] * [ Reddit ][88] * [ Flipboard ][89] The Chicago International Film Festival is a movie lover’s delight, showcasing more than 100 feature films and nearly 60 … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | NITA has unprecedented power to develop land near transit. How could this change your neighborhood? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2026/10/26/transit-oriented-development-nita-cta-metra-tod-etod | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][67] * [ Facebook ][68] * [ Bluesky ][69] * [ Email ][70] * [ Reddit ][71] * [ Flipboard ][72] When lawmakers passed the law creating the Northern Illinois Transit Authority nearly a year ago, they spoke about the … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | In UK, police dogs are trained to sniff out date-rape drugs, but it's not something cops here have embraced | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/10/26/police-canines-thames-valley-trained-date-rate-drugs-spiking-chicago-police-cook-county-sheriff-state-police | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][56] * [ Facebook ][57] * [ Bluesky ][58] * [ Email ][59] * [ Reddit ][60] * [ Flipboard ][61] Young women have reported being given what they believe were knockout drugs before being sexually assaulted at the Country … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Sexual assault allegations arise from Country Thunder music festival, this time at Arizona locale | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/10/26/country-thunder-illinois-wisconsin-country-music-festival-sexual-assaults-reported | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][46] * [ Facebook ][47] * [ Bluesky ][48] * [ Email ][49] * [ Reddit ][50] * [ Flipboard ][51] Held each summer on the Illinois-Wisconsin border, the Country Thunder music festival has been the scene of sexual violence … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Music fans rally to support Dean Schlabowske of Waco Brothers after leukemia diagnosis | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/10/26/music-fans-rally-to-support-dean-schlabowske-of-waco-brothers-after-leukemia-diagnosis | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][36] * [ Facebook ][37] * [ Bluesky ][38] * [ Email ][39] * [ Reddit ][40] * [ Flipboard ][41] Musician and songwriter Dean Schlabowske spent nearly 40 years building an audience by returning to their towns, sharing meals … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Mom isn't keen on walk down memory lane with son | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/10/26/dearabby-today-dear-abby-mom-isnt-keen-on-walk-down-memory-lane-with-son | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][28] * [ Facebook ][29] * [ Bluesky ][30] * [ Email ][31] * [ Reddit ][32] * [ Flipboard ][33] **DEAR ABBY:** I am the mother of a beautiful 30-year-old son, “Caleb,” who’s married, employed and happy. We have … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Livestream execution plans may pushed more Americans to rethink death penalty | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/26/livestream-execution-hegseth-trump-death-penalty-pike-ben-jealous | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] What if President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push for more executions ends up helping America abolish … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man, 26, gunned down in Greater Grand Crossing | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/26/man-26-gunned-down-in-greater-grand-crossing | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] A man was fatally shot Sunday night in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side. Around 9:40 p.m., a … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Woman hit by CTA bus in Lincoln Park critically hurt | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/10/26/woman-hit-by-cta-bus-in-lincoln-park-critically-hurt | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A woman was found lying in the road after a CTA bus hit her Sunday night in Lincoln Park … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's Putin-endorsed long-time leader, concedes election defeat in major political shift | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/serbia-election-aleksandar-vucic-concedes-defeat/ | The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years [ protesting his government ][20] . It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago financial leaders to appear for hearing on city budget; police abuse survivors call for passage | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-financial-leaders-hearing-city-budget-police-abuse-survivors/ | Chicago [ Mayor Brandon Johnson's ][10] [ budget ][11] was expected to face more scrutiny at City Hall on Monday. Alderpeople were set to question the city's financial leaders as another week of [ budget hearings ][12] begins. Those who helped build [ the 2027 budget ][13] will face those … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago advocates set up hotlines to help voters, get people fired up to vote | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-advocates-hotlines-help-voters-2027/ | Legal volunteers and community advocates were set to gather Monday morning to share resources for Illinois voters. Representatives of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights say they want to help voters. The group has two hotlines set up to answer questions or concerns regarding the voting process — … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Midinight book release parties planned in Chicago for latest in "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/midinight-book-release-chicago-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses/ | Fans of the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" book series were set Monday night to flock to a Target store in the West Loop. The Target store at 1101 W. Jackson Blvd., at Aberdeen Street, will stay open late for a midnight release party celebrating the latest book in … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 26, 2026 | CBS Local | Woman hit by CTA bus in roadway on DuSable Lake Shore Drive | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-hit-by-cta-bus-dusable-lake-shore-drive/ | A woman was hit by a bus on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on the edge of Chicago's Lincoln Park community Sunday evening. At 9:02 p.m., police were called to the Drive just north of the Fullerton Drive exit for a pedestrian in the roadway. Officers found a 40-year-old woman lying … |